NCOA & Data Enhancements

Data management is what CMDI does best. We are experts at cleaning up and improving data before it goes into our database and on an ongoing basis while it resides there. You don’t need to worry about duplicate, disparate, or disorganized data. You can focus on what’s really important to you — winning campaigns and fundraising.

Ensure Accuracy with NCOA

CMDI offers change-of-address (NCOALink™) processing. Our internally developed software processes data against the 0-18 month United States Postal Service® Change-of-Address database and returns the original addresses as well as the new addresses. Advantages of NCOALink™ Processing:

  • Decreases mail costs by reducing the number of undeliverable pieces.

  • Creates a cleaner database by keeping all address information current.

  • Email: Allows organizations to maintain contact with their customers.

What is NCOA?

According to the U.S. Census, nearly 36 million Americans move each year, which makes it difficult to maintain a high quality mailing list. CMDI recommends running your list through two national databases that standardize your data and update information for people who have moved:

  • Coding Accuracy Support System — The CASS certification process standardizes addresses for a better match rate according to best practices from the mailing industry. CASS improves the accuracy of postal codes, 5-digit ZIP Code®, ZIP + 4®, delivery point (DPCs), and carrier route codes. CMDI’s CASS Certification is renewed annually to meet current U.S. Postal Service requirements.

  • National Change of Address — CMDI offers 18 and 48-month NCOA processes.

The following trademarks are owned by the United States Postal Service®: USPS®, NCOALink™, CASS™, CASS Certified™. CMDI is a non-exclusive Limited Service Provider Licensee of the United States Postal Services®. The pricing for NCOALink™ Services are not established, controlled, or approved by the United States Postal Service®.

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Data Enhancement Services

In addition to merge/purge and NCOA, CMDI provides other data services that add to the accuracy of your mailing lists:

  • Apartment Append

  • Bankruptcy Suppression — identifies individuals who have filed for either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy

  • Congressional District Append

  • Deceased Suppression

  • DMA Mail Preference — identifies individuals who have requested to be removed from unsolicited mailings

  • DSF2 — helps to reduce the amount of undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) pieces

  • GeoCoding — appends latitude and longitude information to data

  • Nursing Home Suppression

  • Proprietary Change of Address

  • Phone Append and Verify

  • Prison Suppression

  • Reverse Phone Append